UNIT 3 MY FRIENDS

GRAMMAR

1. Description with be and have

a. Be
I + am + adj
Câu khẳng định You, we, they + are + adj
He, she, it + is + adj
I + am not + adj
Câu phủ định You, we, they + aren’t + adj
He, she, it + isn’t + adj
Am + I + adj?
Câu nghi vấn Are + you, we, they + adj?
Is + he, she, it + is + adj?
b. Have
I, you, we, they + have +...
Câu khẳng định
He, she, it + has + ...
I, you, we, they + haven’t +...
Câu phủ định
He, she, it + hasn’t + ...
Have + I, you, we, they + ...?
Câu nghi vấn
Has + he, she, it +...?

Example
- He is hard-working. (Anh ấy chăm chỉ.)
- I am not creative. (Tôi không sáng tạo.)
- I have a round face. (Tôi có khuôn mặt tròn.)
- She has a pink notebook. (Chị ấy có quyển vở màu hồng.)
2. Present continuous (Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
a. Form
I + am + V-ing.
(+) You, we, they + are + V-ing.
He, she, it + is + V-ing.
I am not + V-ing.
(-) You, we, they + aren’t + V-ing.
He, she, it + isn’t + V-ing.
Am + I + V-ing?
(?) Are + you, we, they + V-ing?
Is + he, she, it + V-ing?
b. Usage
❖ Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động đang diễn ra tại thời điểm nói.
VD: My mother is cooking in the kitchen now. (Hiện tại mẹ tôi đang nấu ăntrong bếp.)
❖ Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động hoặc sự việc đang diễn ra xung quanh thời
điểm nói.
VD: Linda is quite busy these days. She’s doing the English project for her school.
(Linda is in a restaurant with her friend now.)
(Linda dạo này rất bận. Cô ấy đang làm dự án tiếng Anh cho trường của cô ấy.) (Hiện
tại Linda đang ngồi trong nhà hàng với bạn cô ấy.)
❖ Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn có thể diễn tả một hành động sắp xảy ra trong tương lai gần (điều
này đã được lên kế hoạch).
VD: He is going to Paris. (Anh ấy định đi Paris.)
❖ Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn diễn tả một hành động thường xuyên xảy ra lặp đi lặp lại gây sự
bực mình hay khó chịu cho người nói. Cách dùng này được dùng với trạng từ “always,
continually”.
VD: Tony is careless. He is always losing his keys. (Tom thì bất cẩn.Anh lấy luôn làm
mất chìa khoá.)
c. Signals
Các trạng từ hay gặp: now, at the present, at the moment, at this time(bây giờ, lúc này)
Các động từ: Look! (Nhìn kìa), Listen(Nghe này); Becareful!(Cẩn thận);Hurry up!
(Nhanh lên)
d. How to add“ing” after verbs
❖ Thông thường nhất, ta thêm đuôi -ing vào sau các động từ.
readreading go going
❖ Khi động từ kết thúc bằng “e”, ta bỏ “e” trước khi thêm “ing”.
havehaving make making
❖ Khi động từ kết thúc bằng “ee”, ta thêm ing mà không bỏ “e”.
seeseeing agree agreeing
❖ Khi động từ kết thúc bằng “ie” ta đổi “ie”->“y” rồi thèm “ing”.
lielying die dying
❖ Khi âm tiết cuối của động từ mang trọng âm và có chứa 1 nguyên âm + 1 phụ âm, ta
gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm “ing”.
runrunning permit permitting
e. Note
Chúng ta không dùng thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với các động từ thuộc về nhận thức, tri giác
hoặc sự sở hữu như: be, see, hear, understand, know, like, want, feel, smell, remember,
forget,...Tasử dụng thì hiện tại đơn thay vì hiện tại tiếp diễn trong các trường hợp này.
Example
False: She is being happy.
Task 1.Verbs form:

I. Complete the sentences with forms of be or have.

1. She ____________ long blond hair.
2. He ____________ green eyes. They look so nice.
3. He ____________ short blond hair.
4. His eyes ____________ black and quite large.
5. Her eyes’ color ____________ green. It is brown.
6. She ____________ in good-shape. She is a little thin.
7. (she) ____________ straight black hair? - Yes.
8. My uncle ____________ medium-height. He is just a little taller than me.
9. What (John) ____________ on his nose? - Glasses. He is reading a book.
10.(Mai) ____________ short black hair or long brown hair?
11. His mouth is small and he ____________ green eyes.
12.George ____________ short hair like most of men. His hair is quite long and smooth.
13.Miranda’s parents have brown eyes, but she doesn’t. Her eyes ____________ blue.
14.Which is his complexion’s color? (it) ____________ tanned?
15.My grandfather ____________ a moustache. He has got a beard.
II. Read the text then give the correct form of verb.
It (0. be) is Sunday evening and my friends and I (1. be) __________ at Jane’s birthday
party. Jane (2. wear) ___________a beautiful long dress and (3. stand) _____ next
to her boyfriend. Some guests (4. drink) ______wine or beer in the corner of the room.
Some of her relatives (5. dance) ______ in the middle of the room. Most people (6.sit)
__________on chairs, (7. enjoy) ________ foods and (8. chat) _______with one another.
We often (9. go) ________ to our friends’ birthday parties. We always (10. dress)
________ well and (11. travel) _________by taxi. Parties never (12. make) ________us
bored because we like.
III. Complete the text. Use the present simple.
My best friend
My best friend is Hannah. She (1. live) next door to me. We (2. go)
to the same school but we are in different classes.
I (3. walk) to school but Hannah (4. go) by bike, because she
always (5. get up) late. After school we (6. finish) _____ our homework first, then
we (7. listen) to our favourite music. I (8. like) R&B, but Hannah
(9.hate) it. She (10. think) it’s boring. She (11. love) rock music.
Task 3. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

1. My sister is very seriously and hard-working in her study.

A B C D
2. Ride a bike at the weekend is my best friend's hobby.
A B C D
3. She is very cared, so she always helps her mother do the housework.
A B C D
4. My friend has a short brown hair and an oval face.
A B C D
5. Because Nga is very keen on the school's singing competition, she is taking part
A B C
on it tomorrow.
D
6. I have an important maths exam tomorrow afternoon, so I do a lot of maths
A B C
exercises at home this evening.
D
7. We have a lot of assignments to do. Therefore, we are going to the cinema
A B C
with you tonight.
D
8. I have new pencil, a pencil sharpener and a pencil case.
A B C D
9. The painting competition will start at his school on the 17th of October.
A B C D
10. She usually plays the piano every Monday evening, but today she watch cartoons
A B C D
with her younger sister.
11. There are a table, four chairs, two pictures and a vase in the living room.
A B C D
12. There aren't a lot of posters in the wall in his bedroom.
A B C D
13. My dog has a long tail, big eyes and a yellow fur.
A B C D
14. She has a birthday party with a big birthday cake and a lot of candles at home now.
A B C D
15. She is short hair and big eyes
A B C D
2 Read the definition and find an adjective to fill each gap. The first letter
of each adjective is given.
1. This person gives a lot of attention to what he / she
is doing so that he / she does not have an accident,
make a mistake, or damage something. c______________
2. This person has original and unusual ideas. c______________
3. This person is generous, helpful and thinking
about other people’s feelings. k______________
4. This person shows a lot of love towards other people. l______________
5. This person always does a lot of work. h______________
6. This person is nervous and uncomfortable with other people. s______________

3 Complete the following sentences with the adjectives in 2.

1. They were always hard-working at school. They care much about their study.
2. That’s a ______________ designer. She has a lot of new ideas.
3. Peter is so ______________. He often checks his writing twice before giving it to
the teacher.
4. Children are usually ______________ with people they don’t know.
5. Our teacher is very ______________. She is always ready to help us.
6. He loves his family a lot. He’s a ______________ child.

4 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.

1. Could you call back? She (take) ______________ her dog out for a walk.
2. – Where’s Lisa?
– She (help) ______________ Mum in the kitchen.
3. Listen! Someone (knock) ______________ at the door.
4. – ______________ you (do)______________ your homework?
– No, I’m not. I (write) ______________ a letter to my parents.
5. – Who ______________ he (talk) ______________ about?
– His best friend.
6. – ______________ they (read) ______________ books in the library?
– Yes, they are.

5 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.
1. This (be) ______________ my best friend, Nam.
2. He (wear) ______________ a T-shirt and shorts today.
3. Look! He (play) ______________ football now.
4. He (like) ______________ eating apples.
5. Apples (be) ______________ good for our health.
6. Now he (look) ______________ at me and (smile) ______________ at me.

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 6 Make sentences, using the words / phrases given and the present
continuous.
1. Our grandparents / watch / TV / in / living room.
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2. My sister / swim / in / pool / now.

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3. My best friend / not learn / English / moment.

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4. I / not read / ; I / listen / music.

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5. We / cook / dinner / in / kitchen / present.

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6. What / you / do? – I / write / poem.

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C Speaking

1 Use the given words / phrases below to make a conversation between

two friends. Make necessary changes and add some words.
Mi: What / your sister / look like?
Maya: She / tall / thin / with / long / black hair.
Mi: What / she / like?
Maya: She / friendly / hard-working. What / about / brother?
Mi: He / caring / patient. He / love / me / a lot.

Now make a similar conversation with your friend.

2 Look at the picture. Describe what the students are doing.

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